Change in the CloudLinux repository access mechanism

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We are making significant changes to the mechanism of accessing CloudLinux repositories.
This release affects Cloudlinux 8, 9 and Ubuntu. CL7 will be handled later. CL10 also receives an update though it already uses no-auth repos.
License validation has been moved within CloudLinux OS itself, so no action is required on the customer side other than updating the packages, which will be discussed below.

The transition on the client servers will be implemented by updating the cloudlinux-release and rhn-client-tools packages; therefore, if these packages are excluded from the update for any reason, please unblock them so you do not lose the ability to receive updates.
The version of the rhn package that will be updated is rhn-client-tools 3.0.3-1; versions of the cloudlinux-release packages depend on the system being used and can be found in our changelog:
CloudLinux 8 release packages
CloudLinux 9 release packages
CloudLinux 10 release packages
For Ubuntu it is - cloudlinux-release 0.1-10

Rollout of the packages will begin on April 30.

ELS repos brough by php-els, python-els, etc packages can be accessed via JWT token.
If you have questions about how access to ALT-ELS repositories works, you can find more details in this article:
alt-PHP, Python, NodeJS, Ruby repositories changes in CloudLinux 10

Important! If, for whatever reason, you are currently unable to update your packages and switch to the new mirrors, you will not be left without updates. There will be a transition period lasting several months during which both the old and new mirror systems will operate simultaneously.
Posted Apr 29, 2026 - 09:19 UTC